BPBM 583Ichthyology

Zanclus cornutus

Moorish Idol

As recorded: Zanclus cornutus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Zanclidae

Collected by: J.W. Thompson
Date: August 1, 1901
Locality: Hawaiian Islands
Record type: Preserved specimen

62 Bishop specimens of Zanclus cornutus · collected 1900–1997Species page ›

Collected the same day

On August 1, 1901, J.W. Thompson also collected 24+ other specimens.

Zanclus cornutus observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1901. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 9,285 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-29.

2026-10-29

Saint-Paul, RE-PL, RE

(c) Marilou Werlé, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-28

Saint-Paul, RE-PL, RE

(c) Marilou Werlé, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-28

Snake Island

(c) nickwinz, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-27

Saint-Paul, RE-PL, RE

(c) Marilou Werlé, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-26

(c) Jon Brooks, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-25

Kina Street, Madang, PG

(c) rusfam, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Cite this specimen

Zanclus cornutus. BPBM 583. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 39736879. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/583.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 39736879 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 26, 2026